Errata

This is a compilation of all errors that have been found in the Blue Planet books. Please note that this does not cover GURPS Blue Planet which has an offical errata.

There have been numerous roleplayers that have contributed to this list, of which many names have disapeared in the deapth of History's ocean, and this is nothing but a compilation of what they have found. As the Swedish proverb says; no-one mentioned, no-one forgotten.

Please feel free to add your own findings to this errata.

Version 1

Blue Planet

Page 28

: In the Serpentis System Information section, it states that Poseidon's gravity is 0.98 g, whereas the information on Weight on page 267 states that Poseidon has a slightly higher gravity than that of Earth. The information on this page should read that Poseidon's gravity is something around 1.12 G.

Page 76

: In the Access Denied section under Preparations, the third sentence reads ...attempt to break up Hanover in 2101. The date in this sentence should actually be 2201.

Page 87

: In the section on the History of Haven, the dates are off by two years. Planetfall should be listed as 2087, construction of Haven is completed in 2088, and the resupply ships failed to arrive in 2096.

Page 106

: In the first paragraph under the History of the GEO, the first two references to Prosperity Station should actually read GEO 1.

Page 111

: In the Blue Planet Field Guide, the effects of scaled Strength have already been taken into account in the damage ranks listed. When applying damage caused by the creatures' natural attacks, simply use the damage ranks as listed - do not apply the normal damage modifier for scaled Strength.

Page 152

: In the section under Salinity, the percentage values are wrong. The decimal points got moved one space to the right. The values should read 3.5% and 4.0% respectively.

Page 203

: In the section under Neural Interface Jacks, the cross-reference is listed as Page 203. This reference should be changed to Page 226.

Page 238

: In the section under the Assault Jumpcraft, the Availability is listed as Uncommon. This reference should be changed to Rare.

Page 239

: In the section under the Patrol Jumpcraft, the Availability is listed as Rare. It should be changed to Uncommon.

Page 263

: On the Education Table, the Minimal Basic Education should have an Education Score of 10, not 30.

Page 267

: In the section on Weight, it is stated that Poseidon has a slightly higher gravity than that of Earth. However, in the Serpentis System Information on page 28, it is stated that Posiedon's gravity is 0.98 g. In actual fact, the information on page 28 should read that the gravity on Poseidon is approximately 1.08 g.

Page 270

: Under the Guide, the listing for skills has a minor error. The Guide should receive Longarms at 20.

Page 275

: Under the Journalist, the listing for skills has a minor error. The Journalist should receive Fast Talk at 20.

Page 284

: Under the Native Warrior, the listing for skills has a minor error. The Native Warrior should receive Aquatics at 20, and Archery at 20.

Page 298

: In the example in the Character Creation Guide, the example of Step 3 should read: We also decide to advantage Church's Speed. We get really lucky and roll a 10, a 10, and a 2, for a 22 point advantage to Church's Speed!

Archipelago

Contents

: The listing for New Hawaii states that it begins on Page 1. In actual fact, it begins on Page 5.

Page 24

: In the fifth paragraph, coastal is misspelled as coasta.

Page 27

: In the seventh paragraph, Triton Island briefly becomes Trident Island before returning back to its normal, real name later in the paragraph.

Page 36

: In the section on Government, Jacob Stone is said to be a Captain, but later in the same paragraph he's referred to as a Colonel. This needs to be clarified.

Page 55

: Circumstance is said to be 200 miles east of Southward Island when its latitude and longitude put it over 1000 miles north by northeast of Southward. In actual fact, the latitude and longitude are wrong, and it lies 200 miles east of Southward Island.

Page 87

: Al-Mamlakah is listed on this page as having 33,000 residents, but on page 89 is listed as having 28,000 residents.

Page 89

: Al-Mamlakah is listed as having 28,000 residents, but on page 87 is listed as having 33,000 residents.

Undercurrents 4

Page 7

: The Walkabout survey entry refers to Lost Valley (BP 86). This entry should be altered to Lost Valley (Arch 86).

Version 2

Player's Guide

Page 27

: In the Power Level Table, when discussing Packages, the rules omit to the information on the number of Training Packages received. It should have listed them as Everyday 1/2/3, Exceptional 1/2/5 and Elite 1/2/5. The first number is the number of Origins Packages the character receives, the second is the number of Background Packages the character receives, and the third is the number of points the character receives with which to purchase Professional Packages.

Page 39

: In the section on Training Packages, there is no mention made of the number of Professional Packages that are given at each Power Level. It should read that Everyday characters get 3 points worth of points, and Exceptional and and Elite characters get 5 points worth of points with which to purchase Professional Packages.

Page 43

: In the section on Characer Creation/Background Packages, under Independent skills, the section says Culture 2. This should have been clarified to mean that the two points are applied to whichever Culture is most appropriate for the character.

Page 76

: In the section on spending Character Improvement Points, there is no mention made of how many points it costs a character to gain a new Skill. The cost should be listed as 1 Character Improvement Point to acquire Level 1. Progress from that point forward is as per normal.

Page 81

: In the section on Weight, it is stated that Poseidon has a slightly higher gravity than that of Earth. However, in the Serpentis System Information Table on page 10 of the Moderator's Guide, it is stated that Posiedon's gravity is 0.98 g. In actual fact, the information on page 10 of the Moderator's Guide should read that the gravity on Poseidon is approximately 1.08 g.

Page 117

: In the entry for Critical Wounds, the text reads, If the player fails the (trauma) roll by less than five, the character is dying from shock and trauma. If the character does not receive successful first aid within a number of minutes equal to (10 + the action value of the trauma roll, ignoring the negative sign) the character will die. This is in error. Do not ignore the negative sign. Note: Otherwise, this would result in a character who is more seriously injured staying alive longer than one who isn't.)

Page 118

: The damage that Unarmed Combat attacks do is not mentioned. Somewhere here the text should read, Unarmed attacks have a Damage Rating of Strength + 1. An unarmed kicking attack has a Damage Rating of Strength + 2 with a -1 penalty on the attack roll. Kicking someone is a more difficult attack, but will do more damage and is treated similarly to a called shot.

Page 134

: In the section on Anti-Shock, the reference for the Trauma roll should read (page 117) instead of (page 134).

Page 170

: The entry on the cost of cybereyes is in error. The cost for cybereyes should be changed from 13,000cs/eye to 1,300cs/eye.

Page 195

: The first full paragraph of the Sidebar refers to characters having to reduce several of their attributes by one level for every three months spent in the cooler. This should be changed to ...reduced by -1 for every three months spent in the cooler.

Page 196

: The Post-IHMS Condition Table makes references to reducing various Attributes and the like by one level. The references to one level should be changed to read -1.

Page 251

: In the first column of the Timeline on this page there is an error. The date of 2169 should appear next to the paragraph that begins, The United States begins withdrawing its.... The colonists on Poseidon began shuttling stuff down to the surface within a couple of weeks of their arrival.

Moderator's Guide

General

: While it appears that the Aptitudes are missing for all of the NPCs, this is not quite true. This material was deliberately left out of the NPC descriptions so that GMs could determine the Aptitudes for the NPCs in accordance with their own specific needs (such as the Power Level of the campaign, the importance of the NPC for the story and so forth).

Page 10

: In the Serpentis System Information Table, it states that Poseidon's gravity is 0.98 g, whereas the information on Weight on page 81 of the Player's Guide states that Poseidon has a slightly higher gravity than that of Earth. The information on this page should read that Poseidon's gravity is something around 1.08 G.

Page 14

: Circumstance is incorrectly located on the map. Page 38 lists it's correct latitude and longitude, placing it correctly at around 200 kilometres east of Southward Island.

Page 61

: In the seventh paragraph, Triton Island briefly becomes Trident Island before returning back to its normal, real name later in the paragraph.

Page 78

: In the section on Government, Jacob Stone is said to be a Captain, but later in the same paragraph he's referred to as a Colonel. This needs to be clarified.

Page 87

: Al-Mamlakah is listed on this page as having 33,000 residents, but on page 89 is listed as having 28,000 residents.

Page 89

: Al-Mamlakah is listed as having 28,000 residents, but on page 87 is listed as having 33,000 residents.